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Re:The Fate of Rome by rob74 on Friday September 02, 2022 @01:47AM (#32687044)
> The thing that finally did the Roman empire in was that there was nobody left who wanted it to continue as it was gradually taxed by crises.

Well, there were some who wanted to continue it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Roman_Empire - of course, after a 300+ year gap, it's more a revival (or reusing a powerful trademark to boost your importance) than a continuation...

Re:The Fate of Rome by danjac on Friday September 02, 2022 @02:44AM (#32687368)
There's also the Byzantine Empire, which referred to itself as Roman ("Byzantine" being an early modern name for the eastern Empire).